Pen-puller



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PEN FULLER.

No. 445,673. lPfmemd Peb. s, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

ISAAC lV. HEYSINGER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PEN-PULLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,673, dated February3, 1891.

Application filed November 28, 1890.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, IsAAc W. HEYSINGEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have made a certain new and useful Improvement in Pen-Pullers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the drawings which accompany and form a part ofthis specication, in which Figure l is a side View of the device whichembodies my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal transverse sectionthrough the jaws and one of the handles, and Fig. 3 a vertical sectionthrough the jaws and pivoted bea-ring where the two handles are attachedto each other.

The lettering in all the figures is uniform.

My invention relates to the construction of a cheap and simple device bymeans of which steel pens and the like may be extracted from thepen-holders into which they have been previously inserted and in whichthey may have rusted fast which shall be simple in operation, compact inform, and more powerful and eective than other devices used for similarpurposes.

My invention consists, substantially, of two handle-pieces A and A of aform adapted to be grasped by the hand, as in forceps and the like,pivoted together at one end, the free ends grasped in the hand acting aslevers to close the said arms upon each other. At the pivoted portion B,I expand the arms to form two face-plates A1 and A5, which, engagingagainst each other when riveted up or otherwise attached by a screw orthe like, prevent the arms A and A from rotating upon their I prefer toterminate the arms A and A with curved or downwardlyhooked extremitiesA12 and A13, A12 serving to give a rounded support to the palm of thehand of the operator and A13 sustaining the pull by engaging against therear side of the hand or the iin gers beneath. Instead of these hooks,however, the ends may be left plain or formed into rings, as in.scissors and like implements. Between the opposite pivoted face-platesAt1 A5 and the handles A A', I form the clampin g -jaws A2 and A3.These, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, spring out laterally -minate inpointed studs a2 and a3.

Serial No. 872,849. (No model.)

from the plane of the tool as a whole and terd The jaws A.2 and As areformed integral with the arms A and A', respectively, so that. they forma rigid construction therewith, and the studs a2 and CL3, whichterminate these jaws, are so constructed that they form close contactwith each other as the handles A and A are brought together or towardeach other. The studs cl2 and a3 are so constructed also that when asteel-pen or like thin curved blade is placed between them and the jawsclosed the form of the terminal studs will be such as to lit into theconcavity of the pen and rest upon its opposite convexity above, asshown in Fig. 3, without tending to split the said pen or distort it inshape as it is grasped and withdrawn from the pen-holder, or,ifpreferred, held fast to be inserted therein in the case of .a new pen.

The peneholder, it will now be seen, extends along the side of the tool,as shown in Fig. 2, while the projecting jaws extend over and grasp thepen, so that when the jaws are closed by compression upon the handles Aand A and rearward traction applied thereto (the pen-holder heldsecurelyin the other hand of the operator) the pen will be extractedfrom the pen-holder by a direct end pull and without injury to the penitself.

It may be noted that pens often are so rusted in the holder that veryconsiderable force is required to start them-much more than can beobtained by the use of ordinary iiat-jawed or round-jawed pliers.

In inserting the pen between the jaws A2 and A3, to avoid the necessityof special care Y for extraction will rotate the pen thus caught betweenthe jaws A2 A3 upon the terminal studs a2 c3 as a pivot and the pen beex- IOO tracted in the usual way. I sometimes form the jaws nearly inrear of the bearing B,havin g but a small lateral projection, thepenholder occupyinga diagonalposition,asshownin Fig. 2 at c, while thepen is being extracted; but this construction, while adding strength tothe joint, necessitates a diagonal pull of the hand and is not soconvenient nor the pull so powerful, while the pen itself is likely tobe injured in the withdrawal thereof.

To increase the strength of the tool at the bearing B, I form the ribsAG and A7 along the upper and lower alternate margins of the face-platesA4 A5, which are so placed as to permit sufficient play for the jaws A2and A3, the required motion being but small. These ribs may bedispensed'with, if desired. I prefer towork the jaws like the jaws of anordinary pair of pliers; but, if desired, a spring may be interposedtohold the arms A A' apart until closed by the pressure of the hand.

At A11 I show a screw-hole by means of which the device may besecured,one part being thus fixed to a desk or table,the upper jaw beingmovable, as shown iu Fig. l. In such case I dispense with the hook A1:3and part of thearm A', adapting the latter to its new function, as maybe preferred, or it may be left adapted to both purposes, as shown inFie.' 1.

I usually cast my device in two parts sub` sequently pivoted togetheratl B by a rivet or screw. Then made of malleable iron, the rivet may becast onto the part A12 A A, (which are formed integral with cach other,)projecting to the rear and passing through the hole A15, (see Figs. 2and 3,) and headed up, asI shown. In this way there will be noprojecting-head to interfere with the placing of the pen-holder alongthe front side or face, as shown in Fin'. 2. Then a separate rivet isused, it should be preferably countcrsunk upon its front face-plate.

It will be seen that the jaws A2 and A8 are placed so closely to thepivot'B that a very powerful pressure may be produced thereupon by aslight pressure upon the handles, yand also that by reason of the jawsbeing between the pivot and the handles the device is made more compact,smaller, and correspondingly stronger, while, by reason of the form andposition of the jaws A2 A3, there is nothing in rear to engage againstthe point of the pen to injure it or prevent a prcpergrasp ofthe jawsagainst the surfaces of said pen.

rlhe device,while exceedingly simple, is the resultof considerablethought and experiment, the purpose in view being to render it simple,cheap, and efficient for all sorts of pens, and not only for extractionthereof, but for inserting the same iu holders without injury thereto.

I do not conline myself to the precise construction herein shown, butvary the same, as would be done by any skillful mechanic, to suitspecial requirements without departing from the principles of myinvention, as shown, described, and claimed.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

l. A pen-pull@rconsisting of two arms A A', pivoted together at B, andhaving jaws A2 aud A3 between said pivot B and said arms A A' at theirfree ends, said jaws A2 and A3 projecting laterally and adapted toengage with a longitudinal object extended alongthe said arms and infront of said pivot, substantially as described.

2. In combination with the arm A, having laterally-proj ecting jaw A2and face-plate A4, the opposite arm A', having projecting jaw A3 andface-plate A, together with the pivoted bearing B, said lateral jaws A2and A3 adapted to engage against each other at the points thereofoutside the general plane of said arms and said face-plates,substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. A pen-puller consisting of two arms free at one end and pivotedtogether at the other and adapted to open in a plane at right angles tosaid pivot, and a jaw upon each arm between said pivotand the free endthereof, said jaws projecting to the front and overhanging each otherand adapted to make contact outside the plane of motion of said arms andsaid pivot, substantially as described.

4. In a pen-puller, the combination of two arms adapted to be operatedby the hand, free at one end and pivcted together at the other, and twoclamping-jaws provided with terminal studs rounded and pointed andadapted to engage with the concave and convex sides of a pen when thesaid arms are compressed together and grasp the same without injury toor distortion of shape of said pen, substantially as described.

j 5. As an article of manufacture, a device for extracting pens frompen-holders and for like purposes, consisting of the opposite handles Aand A', having curved ends A12 and A13, both curved down ward,face-plates A4 and A5, pivoted together by the cross-pivot B, beveledsurface A10, and laterally-projecting opposite jaws A2 and A3, havingterminal graspingstuds a2 and a3, said jaws located between said pivotand said handles, substantially as described.

6. In a pen-puller, the combination of movable arm A, having terminalpivot B, and lateral jaw A2 between said pivot and the free end of saidarm, with the opposite jaw A3, pivoted at B to said arm A, said jaw A3provided with screw-hole A11 or similar means for attaching the same toa desk or table, substantially as described.

7. In a pen-puller, the combination of the opposite arms A A', free tobe operated by the hand at one end and pivoted together at the otherend, said arms having the opposite jaws A2 and As formed integraltherewith, said jaws terminating in studs a? and a3,

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adapted to engage with each other when the said handles are made toapproach each other, said studs so constructed as to grasp a pen by itsconcave vand convex upper and lower sides and to permit the said pen tobe swung around upon the contact-faces of said studs c2 and c3, as upona pivot Without injury to or distortion of said pen and Withoutreleasing the grasp upon the same, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

8. As an article of manufacture, the penpuller consisting of the handlesA and A faceplates A4 and A5, and clamping-jaws A2 and A3, the Wholeforming two separat-e part-s

